If we’re going to talk about love, then we have to go back to the source. And the source of love is God. You cannot have the expressions of love, the outward manifestations and conduct of love, if you do not have the source ingredient, which is God.
“But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection.” Colossians
‘bearing graciously with one another, and willingly forgiving each other if one has a cause
Patience is your ability to tolerate someone you find unpleasant. Someone whose temperament does not work for you. Someone whose habits you do not like. And, yes, you are still expected to love them and their “bad character”.
The easiest way to describe meekness is this: bringing your strength under control. To be tender and gentle. And this is not a strength everybody possesses (By everybody I mean me and maybe you).
“Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility,
When we talk about kindness, we are talking about benevolence, a nature of goodness. And it shows in the way that you treat people. It shows in how you help, how you give alms to the poor, how you support those who are in need, how you speak, even the gentleness of the way that you speak to people, that your words are always kind [Ephesians 4:32].
We need to learn to clothe ourselves in the reality of our brethren suffering, so that we understand things from their perspective.
our text today tells us how we are supposed to get ready too. It shows us the outfits a Christian should be clothed in on a daily basis. This is our own spiritual OOTD or GRWM.
I pray for you today that you will never lift up your voice to cry and not get an answer. I pray that the God who hears prayers, the God whose ears are attentive, will hear you by His mercy.
May He hear your prayers and bring forth answers.